1 Corinthians 15:56

56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

1 Corinthians 15:56 in Other Translations

KJV
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
ESV
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
NLT
56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
MSG
56 It was sin that made death so frightening and law-code guilt that gave sin its leverage, its destructive power.
CSB
56 Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

1 Corinthians 15:56 In-Context

54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

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